طفيلي

العربية

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طفيلي

/tˤu.faj.lijj/

Where it comes from

There are two opinions attributed to Al-Asmaʿi. The first one is that it came from Arabic: طَفَل (ṭafal) which mean the arrival of night's darkness, as an analogy to the sudden coming of the uninvited person. The second one is that it came from the proper noun Arabic: طُفَيْل (ṭufayl), a man from Ghatafan tribe who used to be a prominent parasite in Kufa.

noun طُفَيْلِيّ · ṭufayliyy · طُفَيْلِيُّون · طُفَيْلِيَّة · طُفَيْلِي · الطُّفَيْلِي

parasite

In English

parasite useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back
parasitic pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite

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"طفيلي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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طفيلي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A

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"طفيلي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {طفيلي},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}